The protesters were Sacramento-area Carpenters Local Union 46. 27, one of the protesters was decked out in a grim reaper costume, scythe and all. This expansion made Mori Seiki one of the largest employers in Davis.īeginning on September 12, 2011, morning commuters heading into Sacramento frequently observed between one and four people on the Dave Pelz Bike Overpass of I-80 holding a banner with the vague wording, 'Mori Seiki hurts our community. Another reason was the proximity to UC Davis, from whence they hoped to draw interns and employees. The pre-existing DTL, which is next door to the newer plant, was one of the reasons the company wanted to located in Davis they thought that it would be useful for their designers to be able to actually see the products being manufactured. It was estimated that the factory would employ between 100 and 150 people. In addition to the Digital Technology Laboratory that already exists in Davis, the company's first North American factory was completed in Davis in 2012.
Company logo Mori Seiki is a Japanese manufacturing company of precision machines, most of which would seem pretty mysterious to those of us without engineering backgrounds.
